A salad that you can have any way you want - swap in any vegetable you like and use whatever is your favorite salad dressing. Serve cold, serve warm! The method of cooking the quinoa is a tip I picked up and wow, what a difference in the texture of the quinoa. Not mushy, it… Continue reading Quinoa and Vegetable Salad
Tag: Lunch
BLT Pasta Salad
On the birthday theme my brother and I got talking this past week about a deli salad that was sold for a couple of years at a grocery store when I lived on the Island (where my brother still resides). It was a neat salad: bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and pasta and of course a ton… Continue reading BLT Pasta Salad
Quinoa and Black Bean Pilaf
Last night's side dish was an easy pilaf, though it could have easily been a main dish. Hearty, filling and delicious! If I were to make this a main dish I would dice up a ripe avocado on top right before serving. Quinoa and Black Bean Pilaf Ingredients: 1 cup organic quinoa 2 cups lower… Continue reading Quinoa and Black Bean Pilaf
Pea and Olive Pasta Salad
Last night I made a batch of this pasta salad for our lunch today. We usually have a picnic lunch after dayhiking and today was perfect for it - after months (I kid not) of near never-ending rain and gloom it was not only SUNNY it was WARM outside. By the time we sat down… Continue reading Pea and Olive Pasta Salad